Hutsonville bands close year with spring concert
May 19, 2022Hutsonville schools held a spring concert where they played a variety of music to the audience.
CMH passes state surveys
Crawford Memorial Hospital’s emergency department score high marks in a pair of recent surveys. Chie...
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Palestine ends year, awards students
CUSD 3 Board of Education met for its monthly meeting on May 16 and announced several students who were recognized as well as a list of the final activities of the school year.
Hutsonville plans end of year activities, hires new staff
The Hutsonville CUSD 1 Board of Education met Monday for its monthly meeting and hired four individuals as well as gave end of the year updates.
Early voting starts despite issues
May 19, 2022Early voting in Crawford County is underway, despite problems at the state level.Voting started at 8...
Classrooms, learning options added by IECC
New classrooms designed to provide more real time in-person and on-line learning options are coming ...
Birkofer is acting Robinson mayor
Long-time Robinson Alderman John Birkofer is now the city’s acting mayor.Birkofer, 58, was elected a...
Girl Scout registration night is Wednesday
May 17, 2022The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois will hold a registration night for the upcoming year.
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Two residents receive IDOC sentences
May 17, 2022Crawford County State’s Attorney Cole P. Shaner announced that two local residents were sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Unit 4 hires teachers
Personnel changes were a main order of business at the Oblong Unit 4 board meeting Monday.The board ...
Unit 2 considers band changes
The alure of recess is proving too much for some Lincoln Elementary School fifth-grade band members....
Wet work
May 17, 2022A trio of Pelican Cove employees net debris in the pool Monday afternoon. Water was only ankle deep ...
Capital Development Board anounces funding to state agencies
May 16, 2022The Capital Development Board (CDB) has announced over $46 million in investments are moving forward to improve and renovate various state agency buildings in the state’s southern regions. The funding will help address deferred maintenance projects at state agencies that have been stalled due to a lack of investment by previous administrations.
Morning crash
May 17, 2022Crawford County Rescue personnel peel back the roof of a late-model Dodge van to free its occupants ...
Oblong flushing hydrants this week
May 15, 2022Oblong Public Works employees will be flushing hydrants the week of May 16 - May 20 in the Oblong Water System.
PHS graduates Class of 2022
May 15, 2022The Class of 2022 at Palestine High School prepared for its graduation ceremony Saturday morning before the group walked into the gymnasium.
Hershey evacuated, electrical fire cause
May 15, 2022An electrical fire at Hershey Thursday evening evacuated the building and was under control right away.
More new COVID cases here
Crawford County coronavirus numbers are creeping back up as another 19 new cases were reported in th...
Crawford County arrests local man
May 13, 2022The Crawford County Sheriff’s Department arrested Chad Morgan, 43, Lawrenceville, and Kristen Bye, 32, Vincennes, Indiana, on charges of being involved in reported suspicious activity in a rural area on May 11.
Get your kicks
May 13, 2022A Washington Elementary School student is ready to run the bases during a game of kickball Friday. I...
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Hutsonville bands close year with spring concert
May 19, 2022Hutsonville schools held a spring concert where they played a variety of music to the audience.
CMH passes state surveys
Crawford Memorial Hospital’s emergency department score high marks in a pair of recent surveys. Chie...